Improvement in carriage-wheel hubs



SIMEDN'ATHA. Mmm CARRIAGE HUBS.

l Q 7 O 7 l if PATENTE!) Nov 29 1870 fifi? non ditte Letters Patent No. 109,707, dated Nevember-29, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT l CARRIAGE-WHEEL HUBS.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part 0i' the same.

To all whom t; Amay concern:

Bc it known that I, SIMEON Arun, of West Liberty, iu the county of Logan, in the State of Ohio, have invented a. ce1-tuin new and useful Improvement in Ourringe-Wheel Hubs; and l do hereby dechire the foliowing to he a. full, clear, und exact description of the construction of the nature thereof, suflicient to enable others skilled in the nrt to which my invention opper-mins to-melre and use the seme, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part of this specilicetion, in which- Figure l is n view of my improved curringe-whcel hub, with n spoke or two inserted; p

Figure 2 is n central longitudinal section, while Figures 3 :1nd 4 nre inneroecd views of' the mctnllic shells er boxes.

Like letters of reference indicate eorrcspoiidfing parts in each ligure.

Nature (md Object of' Filis Im'ent'un.

This invention relates to that class of devices` known ns carriage-wheel hubs, nud hns for its object to improve upon that class of hubs wherein :t metallic shell or band is driven orseeured upon the ordinary lnortised wooden huh, torcccivc the tenons of and support the spokes; and to this end,

My invcntion'consists iin the production of n. cnrrin-ge-whcel hub, in suchlnJ manner that the wooden hub or core is entirely covered with n metallic shell er bend, whereby the tendency o1"y the wooden hnb or core splitting or chippingoff is obvintcd.

Also, in forming such n, metallic covering of two separate :rnd independent metallic inortises nud flanges, which support und brace the spokcsin frontend rear; and, v V

lfinnlly, in the peculiar construction and combinetion ol' certnin parts, ell of' which will hereinafter be more fully set forth.

In the drnwing- A may represent the xnortised wooden hub or core;

B, the axle-box;

C O', the metallic shells or bonds, with their mortised plates t c and flanges D D; while E is an ordinary hub-bend.

The wooden huh or core A muy be of any desired forni upon the outer surface, und provided with the usual mortiscs to receive the tenons Ot' the spokes.

C C' nrc metallic shells or lin-nds, of any coniigurrttion on their outer surfaces, runde in Such n. manner ns to cover, more or less,rthe entire surf-nce of the niortised wooden hub or core A, so as to electunlly guard against any splitting or chipping off ol. the seid wooden portion upon its outer surl'uce.

rthese metallic shells or bends C C' nre each formed or provided with its own seperate and independent metallic plates et a', which are mortised to correspond in shape to the mortises in the wooden hub or core A.

D D :tre nnges which embrace or su port the front :md rcor sides ot' tbc spokes, and are ormcd with or otherwise secured upon the metallic shells or bands C C' in' such n manner that an opening, e c, is left part wey between the inner edges of the seid flanges and the metnl shells or bands O C', so that the metallic plates c ainay slide or pass over each other, and their respective ends enter into said openings e e, their mor-v tises coinciding with the mortises in the wooden hub or core.

By thus constructing the shells or bands with the 'metallic plate-having lnortises, and causing them to slide or poss over each, it is evident that when the spokes are inserted; into the' mortises the vflanges D D' are drawn tight and close, and firmly brace both rthe front and rear of the spokes, thus actingl es draw? link recesses.

Thus it will be seentbnt, bythe employment of the metallic plates c a', in connection with the me-v tullio shells or bonds G- O', the flanges D D are constantly drawn and tightly held against the rear and front portions o f the spokes, supporting and strength- .cniug the shoulders zit zt point in n. carriage-wheel always subjected to'. great stru-in.

To furthermore retain the flanges D D close up ngninst the front and rear part of the spokes, bolts, rivets, or screws may be` inserted through the openings O U in the nnges'andpass throughy or between the spokes, ns shown by the openings in figs. 3 and 4.

The spokes b may be out away nt or neer their shoulders, :ts indicated by ff, fig. l1, so ns to allow 'of n dish form to be given to the wheel.

Then the spokes ure inserted between the flanges D D', the shoulder h rests upon the metallic plates a a', while the tenons le. pass through tbe mortises formed in the seid pistes down into the mortises of the wooden hub or core A', the sides ofthe spokes above the shoulders, being closely joined to noch other, are braced in the front :md reni' by the metallic flanges.

Instead of making the 'metal shells or bends each having its own separate and independent metallic plates with their respective mortises, the seme may vbe formed of :t single piece ofmetetl, with but n single mode sepnrnte, and applied to thc end of the wooden hub in the usuel manner. It will thus be seeuthot n -nest and substantiel. hub

is thus produced, easily constructed, and readily adapted to any style of wooden hub, since the shell or baud can be cast in any desired form.

The -outer surface of the metallic shell may be plated, if desired, or it may be formed with beads, so that when painted it may represent the ordinary turned wooden hub now in use.

Having thus described my invention,

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf 1. The metallic shells 0r bands G C', each carrying its own separate and independent metallic mortises, substantially as described.

2. The flanges D D', formed with or secured upon the metallic shells or bands O G', when said shells orr bands each carry its own separate mortised metallic l of August, 1870.

plates a af, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

3. The recesses or openings e e formedibetweeu the flanges D D and the metallic shells or bands C C',

substantially as described, for thepurpose set forth.

SIMEON ATHA. 4

Witnesses R. N. JORDAN, ANNIE J ORDAN. 

